'Ugly win' is good for Stormers
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It wasn't pretty, but it was good.
That was the overriding view from the Stormers camp after they scraped to a 22-19 Super Rugby win over the Lions at the weekend.
The Stormers breathed a sigh of relief after holding off a late onslaught from the Lions in Johannesburg, to retain their place at the summit of the South African conference.
Playing in wet conditions at Ellis Park, the hosts took the early lead and maintained a 19-15 advantage in the dying stages, before Siya Kolisi barged over at the back of a maul to put his side in front for the first time in the game, and Kurt Coleman…
That was the overriding view from the Stormers camp after they scraped to a 22-19 Super Rugby win over the Lions at the weekend.
The Stormers breathed a sigh of relief after holding off a late onslaught from the Lions in Johannesburg, to retain their place at the summit of the South African conference.
Playing in wet conditions at Ellis Park, the hosts took the early lead and maintained a 19-15 advantage in the dying stages, before Siya Kolisi barged over at the back of a maul to put his side in front for the first time in the game, and Kurt Coleman…
